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Subcutaneous emphysema can result from puncture of parts of the respiratory or gastrointestinal systems. Particularly in the chest and neck, air may become trapped as a result of penetrating trauma (e.g., gunshot wounds or stab wounds) or blunt trauma. Infection (e.g., gas gangrene) can cause gas to be trapped in the subcutaneous tissues.
Stab wounds occur four times more than gunshot wounds in the United Kingdom, but the mortality rate associated with stabbing has ranged from 0-4% as 85% of injuries sustained from stab wounds only affect subcutaneous tissue. In Belgium, most assaults resulting in a stab wound occur to and by men and persons of ethnic minorities.
Brown-Séquard syndrome is characterized by loss of motor function (i.e. hemiparaplegia), loss of vibration sense and fine touch, loss of proprioception (position sense), loss of two-point discrimination, and signs of weakness on the ipsilateral (same side) of the spinal injury. This is a result of a lesion affecting the dorsal column-medial ...
Stevens was arrested on charges of manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine, according to The Tribune Star. Stevens was found dead in his cell with "self-inflicted wounds," according to WTHR. He "left a letter," according to the Tribune Star. Jail or Agency: Parke County Jail; State: Indiana; Date arrested or ...
Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's anatomical compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space. [6] [7] [8] There are two main types: acute and chronic. [6] Compartments of the leg or arm are most commonly involved. [3]
A Milwaukee Brewers home loss to the Chicago Cubs went from bad to worse for 11 unfortunate fans on Saturday. An escalator malfunction at American Family Field after the game caused nearly a dozen ...
For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. Until this year, the numbers returning from Lebanon were so low that the local ...
Phantom pain is a clinical diagnosis based on the signs and symptoms an individual describes. There are no specific laboratory studies or imaging findings that support its diagnosis. However, it is important for a doctor to perform a thorough physical examination to assess for other potential causes of pain.